More San Francisco hotel bars
Americano Restaurant & Bar, Hotel Vitale. So many
recent Stanford and Cal grads gather here, it's like the Big Game
with better drinks. 8 Mission St. (at the Embarcadero);
www.hotelvitale.com or
415/278-3777.

Other great hotel bars around the West Colorado is hundreds
of miles from the ocean, so why a clipper ship-themed bar? Never
mind, matey, this has been a beloved landmark since its opening in
1934. 321 17th St.;
www.brownpalace.com or
303/297-3111.

Denver
Ship Tavern, the Brown Palace Hotel & Spa.

Portland
Detention Bar, McMenamins Kennedy School. In a 1915
school turned hotel, this is like The Breakfast Club with alcohol
and cigars. 5736 N.E. 33rd Ave.;
www.mcmenamins.com or
503/249-3983.